Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ibrahim Patel says five Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional leaders will use the Seventh Southern Customs Union (SACU) summit to find solutions to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the regional bloc.
New projections of households poverty in Botswana by the World Bank shows that more Batswana have been pushed further into extreme poverty. According to the international bank’s brief titled “Macro Poverty Outlook for Botswana: April 2022,” the Bank warned that the outlook for Botswana is not without substantial downside risks.
Households are reportedly bracing themselves for more increases in sugar prices as Botswana is unable to import sugar products from South Africa and Eswatini.